2012-2013 LSCC Subcommittees and Work Groups

Information Technology and NCSL Website Review Subcommittee

Members
Chair:  Chuck Truesdell, Kentucky
Vice Chair:  Ken Levine, Texas
Vice Chair:  Martha Carter, Nebraska
Michael Adams, Virginia
Karl Aro, Maryland
Rich Beckwith, Missouri
Ms. Morgan Blanchard, Louisiana
Sallie Bolton, Kentucky
Melissa Calderwood, Kansas
Peter Capriglione, North Carolina
Sabah Eltareb, California
Mildred Hamilton, Arkansas
Linda Pittsford, Texas
Gary Schaefer, Louisiana
Mike Sunseri, Kentucky
David Teal, Alaska
 
Goals/Responsibilities

• Develop, monitor, and promote e-learning opportunities.
• Encourage and assist staff sections in producing e-learning tools, using e-learning funds from the NCSL Foundation for State Legislatures. Develop plan for contacting staff sections individually and providing guidelines for e-learning grant requests and assistance if needed.
• Provide webinar oversight and development. 
• Review webinar data reflecting participation levels and evaluations.
• In conjunction with Programs, Professional Development, and Outreach, work with NCSL staff to more effectively promote and "brand" webinars prior to release.
• To obtain feedback on Legislative Summit sessions, work with NCSL staff to develop session evaluation questions for use on smartphone/tablet for 2013 Summit.
• Provide annual report on state of technology in legislatures to include anticipated technological advances.

Legislative Institution Subcommittee

Members
Chair:  Tara Perkinson, Virginia
Vice Chair:  John Bjornson, North Dakota
Vice Chair:  Julie Pelegrin, Colorado
Ann Cornwell, Arkansas
Betsey Daley, Virginia
Lisa Davis, Mississippi
Jon Heining, Texas
Jeff Johnson, West Virginia
Lisa Kieffer, Georgia
Walker Reagan, North Carolina
Karl Spock, Texas
Karen Wadsworth, New Hampshire
Eddie Weeks, Tennessee
Jeffrey Wice, New York
Andrea Wilko, Utah
 
Goals/Responsibilities

• Review and recommend strategy for better preparing LSCC members for their responsibilities, including written materials, orientation, mentorship program, etc.
• Develop plan to standardize LSCC committee structure.  Identify and name core committees, with continuing committee responsibilities assigned to core committees.
• Create committee notebooks that contain committee responsibilities and guidelines, including the final reports and recommendations of previous committees.
• Draft LSCC Bylaws (or Standing Orders) setting out LSCC policies and guidelines, including LSCC committees and committee responsibilities, specific responsibilities and duties of LSCC staff officers, attendance requirements of LSCC members, specific LSCC programs and projects currently approved and ongoing.

Programs, Professional Development and Outreach Subcommittee

Members
Chair:  Paula Dominguez, Rhode Island
Vice Chair:  Anne Sappenfield, Wisconsin
Vice Chair:  Nancy Cyr, Nebraska
Troy Adkins, Virginia
Rick DeLeon, Texas
Bladen Finch, Virginia
Sabrina Lewellen, Arkansas
Gilbert Loredo, Texas
Suzi Lowell, Alaska
Holly Lyons, Iowa
Jimmetta Peoples, Alabama
Peggy Piety, Indiana
Rod Welsh, Texas
Charles Williams, Jr., South Carolina
Jan Yamane, Hawaii
 
Goals/Responsibilities

• In cooperation with Staff Section Officers, review and promote fall professional development seminars and encourage joint meetings when possible.
• Recommend speakers, programming, and related marketing for LSCC-sponsored sessions at the Legislative Summit, including associated scheduling and format issues.
• Assess effect of change from staff section luncheons to staff section breakfasts and make recommendation to NCSL for 2013.
• Evaluate Legislative Staff Achievement session and make recommendations to improve attendance and promote staff achievement recognition.
• Continue oversight of the Legislative Staff Management Institute and marketing efforts.
• Review Statehouse Ambassador Program and make recommendations for ensuring annual updating of staff membership directories, filling ambassador vacancies, and creating responsibility guidelines for ambassadors.
• Develop strategies to promote "Promoting Legislative Service as a Career" with college/university career placement officers.  Continue promotional efforts with AfterCollege and NACE.
• In cooperation with Information Technology and NCSL Website Review Committee, work with NCSL marketing team (Karen Hansen and staff) to more effectively promote webinars with particular emphasis on identifying sponsoring entity, such as staff section, staff network, LSCC.
• Identify topics for LSCC-sponsored webinars.

Staff Sections Officers Work Group

Members
Chair:  Peggy Piety, Indiana; Chair, LSSS
Vice Chair:  Eddie Weeks, Tennessee; Chair, LRL
Vice Chair:  Karen Wadsworth, New Hampshire; President, ASLCS
Suzi Lowell, Alaska; President-Elect, ASLCS
Sallie Bolton, Kentucky; Chair, LSS
Jeff Johnson, West Virginia; First Viice Chair, LSS
Jon Heining, Texas; Vice Chair, LSSS
Bladen Finch, Virginia; Chair, LINCS
Ms. Morgan Blanchard, Louisiana; Vice Chair, LINCS
Sabah Eltareb, California; Chair-Elect, LRL
Betsey Daley, Virginia; President, NALFO
Mildred Hamilton, Arkansas; President-Elect, NALFO
Peter Capriglione, North Carolina; Chair, NALIT
Troy Adkins, Virginia; Vice Chair, NALIT
Karl Spock, Texas; Chair, NLPES
Lisa Kieffer, Georgia; Vice Chair, NLPES
Rick DeLeon, Texas; President, NLSSA
Charles (Chuck) Douglas Williams, Jr., South Carolina; Vice President, NLSSA
Walker Reagan, North Carolina; Chair, RACSS
Sabrina Lewellen, Arkansas; Vice Chair, RACSS
 
Goals/Responsibilities

• Plan, promote, and produce professional development seminars for 2013, whether joint or individual.  This includes oversight of any hub location provisions and program planning for future years.
• Consider other options for providing development opportunities, including the use of e-learning grant funds, and provide oversight of any group efforts.
• Exchange ideas and share information among staff sections.
• Promote staff section outreach and encourage involvement

Standing Committees Work Group

Members
Co-Chair:  Linda Pittsford, Texas
Co-Chair:  Jan Yamane, Hawaii
Vice Chair:  Nancy Cyr, Nebraska
Vice Chair:  Julie Pelegrin, Colorado
Vice Chair:  Gary Schaefer, Louisiana
Vice Chair:  Rod Welsh, Texas
 
Goals/Responsibilities

• Review, promote, and monitor staff participation in the Standing Committees.
• Monitor Standing Committee meetings.
• Develop survey for staff officers of individual standing committees to evaluate staff officer involvement in setting the committee agenda, participation in committee sessions, etc.
• Develop outreach proposals to encourage staff to serve on Standing Committees.
• Review new legislative staff officers outreach checklist.

Strategic Planning Work Group

Members
Chair:  Tom Wright, Alaska
Karl Aro, Maryland
John Bjornson, North Dakota
Ken Levine, Texas
Tara Perkinson, Virginia
Anne Sappenfield, Wisconsin
Mike Sunseri, Kentucky
Jan Yamane, Hawaii
 
Goals/Responsibilities
To be determined by chair

NCSL Liaison:  Larry Morandi

Updates as of  10/23/12

For information about the work groups, contact Larry Morandi.  Submit updates to this file to Joyce Johnson.